Paraguay declares six months of health emergency due to avian influenza

Published 2023년 6월 15일

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Paraguay has declared an Animal Health Emergency due to five confirmed cases of avian flu in the Paraguayan Chaco, requested by Senacsa. The decree, signed by President Mario Abdo Benítez, will last for six months from May 20. The National Animal Health Emergency System has been activated to prevent the introduction and spread of exotic diseases, and to eradicate them efficiently. The first outbreak was reported in the district of Mariscal Estigarribia, department of Boquerón, and has since spread to five other locations, with 36 suspected cases and 123 animals sampled.

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The President of the Republic Mario Abdo Benítez signed Decree No. 9463 yesterday, June 14, declaring an Animal Health Emergency in Paraguay as a consequence of the five confirmed foci of avian flu in localities of the Paraguayan Chaco. The measure, requested by Senacsa, will last for six months from May 20. For this purpose, the procedures established in the Animal Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Master Plan approved by the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) were implemented and, consequently, the National Animal Health Emergency System was activated. (Sinaesa), a structure created to take action in situations of relevant health events, with the aim of avoiding the introduction of exotic diseases, eradicating them quickly and effectively in the event of their eventual appearance in Paraguayan territory, and keeping the country free of foot-and-mouth disease and other diseases of animal origin, clarifies the national decree. The first outbreak of bird ...

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